Britain would not seek death penalty block for IS suspects: UK minister
The British government would not object to the United States seeking the death penalty against two British Islamic State militants if they are extradited to the United States, a Home Office minister said on Monday.
U.N. court orders UAE to reunite Qatari families in discrimination case
The United Arab Emirates was ordered by the highest U.N. court on Monday to immediately allow Qatari families to reunite, imposing a measure before it hears in full a discrimination case filed by Qatar in June.
Reuters reporter says Myanmar police planted ‘secret’ papers
A jailed Reuters reporter told a court in Myanmar on Monday that documents he is accused of breaking state secrets laws to obtain were planted by a police officer, who handed him papers he had not sought in order to entrap him. The officer had then lie…
Duterte ally and ex-Philippine president Arroyo gets house speaker job
Former Philippine leader Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was elected speaker of the lower house of Congress on Monday, following a dramatic move by lawmakers to replace a loyalist of President Rodrigo Duterte with one of his most influential allies.
Far from Ethiopia’s capital, change remains a distant dream
Clutching the bloodstained student ID card and post-mortem certificate of his younger brother, Abedir Jamal’s elation at the huge changes underway in Ethiopia is tempered by his fear that they won’t reach him.
Rare secular candidate in Pakistan hounded by angry mobs
It began with a audience members asking Pakistani parliamentary candidate Jibran Nasir to declare his religion at a public forum, a request he politely refused on the grounds it is irrelevant.
Bosnian Serb leader pushes to overturn Srebrenica massacre report
The President of Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic Milorad Dodik pushed on Monday to reopen debate over the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, less than three months before the country votes in elections.
Indonesia still has too much corruption, says Suharto’s son
The youngest son of former Indonesian President Suharto, Hutomo “Tommy” Mandala Putra, said on Monday he is leading a party into elections next year because two decades of reform have failed to move the country on from corruption, collusion and nepotis…
Gunman kills two, injures 12 on bustling Toronto avenue, police say
A gunman opened fire on a Toronto street filled with people in restaurants late on Sunday, killing two people and injuring 12 others, including a young girl, authorities said. The suspected shooter was later found dead.
Britain warns EU: we face ‘Brexit no-deal by accident’ unless you change course
Britain called on European Union negotiators on Monday to urgently change their approach to Brexit or face the turmoil of a “no-deal by accident”.
